White Bear Lake teen missing for a day found safe in Minneapolis

The vulnerable White Bear Lake teenager who went missing this week was found safe Friday evening, April 5.

Kyle Christopher Konkler, 18, left his job at the White Bear Lake Police Department Thursday afternoon but did not return home. His family was concerned because he has autism and is considered at-risk. At the time he went missing, he had no cellphone, no money and was not dressed appropriately for the weather.

Konkler was found Friday evening at a Cub Foods grocery store in Minneapolis, according to White Bear Lake Police Chief Lynne Bankes. She said she didn't know what he had been doing during the time he had been missing, but said he was found safe and in good condition.

"We were very pleased to have him back," she said. "This turned out to have a very positive outcome, which is, of course, what we were hoping for."